Greenwich, Nevil Maskelyne and the solution to the longitude problem

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Authors Mary G. Croarken

Publication date 18 August 2020

zbMATH Keywords

chronometerlunar distancelongitude problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55)

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